Mercado Bitcoin Freezes $12.9M as Services Stay Offline
Mercado Bitcoin says about $36.3 million in assets were affected by a security incident, with $12.9 million frozen so far. That is up from the $11 million freeze reported earlier, and efforts to secure more assets are continuing. The exchange and its app remain offline until Mercado Bitcoin confirms they are safe to restore. The company says customer assets are protected and account balances remain recorded. The outage and security incident could weigh on confidence in the exchange, though no specific cryptocurrency price impact was reported.
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The incident may prompt short-term concern among Mercado Bitcoin users and traders, particularly while the exchange and app remain unavailable. The increase in frozen assets from $11 million to $12.9 million may indicate ongoing recovery efforts, while the company’s assurance that customer assets and balance records are protected could help limit concern. However, neither summary identifies a specific cryptocurrency whose price would be directly affected. Any longer-term effect depends on how quickly the exchange restores service and communicates the security response, so a directional price impact on a particular coin cannot be established.